Nov 17, 2005 02:13 PM
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(Updated Dec 07, 2005 12:33 PM)
Disclaimer: This review is a reflection of my own personal thoughts. It is not meant to hurt the sentiments of anyone. I have not spoken about men's fashion statement here. Probably some other time!
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Musings Fashion? See FTV(Fashion TV), the word coordination cells of my grey cells instructed me. I switched channels in search of fashion…where the hell is it? All I got to see is bare breasts bouncing in the name of catwalk(ugh ugh). I covered my face with my hands and slowly peeped out through my fingers. What the hell? Why am I covering my face? I admit my face is bare, but it is supposed to be this way isn’t it?
By the time my senses came back and I start thinking, I saw more species with barely covered fronts and backs walking on the ramp. They had no expression on their face and I personally felt that robots would have done a better job! I was confused, what are they displaying and trying to sell? Can’t be clothes. I barely saw any or was it similar to the story emperor’s new clothes where in people could not see the clothes made by the weavers?
Concern: A voice from the adjoining room brought me out of my thoughts. I could hear my daughter in the next room. She would probably walk in and so I changed channels. Hey! This is exactly what my dad did when we watched Miss World competition on TV for the first time. I was at school then. Just as the models walked in for the swim suit round, my dad sent me to get him a glass of water and snacks for him and my sister to get some other unnecessary things! When we were back, the TV was off for some rest as he said(then there was only DD). Not that we did not understand why he did it, but we wondered why exactly was he did it? After all the women were wearing swimsuit and more importantly, they were women! Here I am repeating the same. How long would I be able to keep my little one away from all these? The most important question is, is it possible at all?
Is it Fashion?
Bindi? Ramola Sikand of Kahin Kisi rooz rose to stardom because of the artwork she had on her forehead. My husband who is allergic to serials once had a glimpse of it and wondered if the artist was short of canvas that he had to use Sudha Chandran’s forehead for displaying his/her artwork! Imagine mistaking a bindi for artwork? Well, some of them(during the initial stages) were cool. Later they took dangerous shapes—snakes, skulls, etc. Does this serve the purpose of a bindi? Atleast I do not think so.
From Mars or from Venus? When most of the TV actress close their eyelids(which they do atleast 60 times a minute), you can see their eyelids in various hues of colors-blue, white, shocking pink, silver, golden, green, black etc. Their eyes, the madeup lips(also in differnt colors), the bindi's make them look as though they have just landed from Mars. Hey that means women are from Mars, not from Venus-I should remember to sent a note to John Gray. Sudha Chandran(again) seems to have made it even more prominent by using white kajal to line her eyes and to draw the tail at the end of her eyes and it looks like peacock tail-colourful lines in pink, blue, silver, ggold, etc.(see K Street….)!
Backless and less and less: Backless cholis are understandable. Have you seen the gypsies, the Indian human variety? They wear backless cholis. So the high society women, borrowed this fashion from them! Now, it is also stomach-less, shoulder-less, side-less, leaving just a piece of handkerchief in the front held by strings! Sometimes my fingers itch to pull those stings open! More of less and less of cloth. No wonder the fabric business is not catching up these days.
In pain Some times you can see fat and old aunties hobbling. They walk ding to the right and then go dong to the left(can you visualize the movement?). Yes, there you got it right. This is because they are trying to balance their body mass on the pencil heels! They don’t mind the pain as long as they wear footwear that’s an in thing.
Lord of the rings I have grown up with the understanding that rings adorn the fingers and the ears. Now they seem to adorn the eyebrows, tongue, corners of the eyes, belly button etc. To show off the belly button rings, girls obviously have to wear tops that show their belly to the world. Why blame the poor girls, blame it on the belly button ring!
Body art This is officially called the tattoo! It started off a little piece of art that people had on their arms. Now, you will find it on the hips, shoulders, back, in the front too, stomach, shin, and I am not aware of the other places:) Some people prefer covering their bodies with this art rather than with clothes!
Sar pe ghas uga hai kya? Sar pe baal naihi hota hai aur ye ghaas ugane chale! Hey no! that's hair coloured in green. Hmm.
If all these constitute fashion, then I am absolutely not fashionable. What a realization!
What the hell is Fashion? According to some, Fashion is creativity. According to others, Fashion is just being natural. * According to a few other, *Fashion is keeping abreast of the new trends. Such a varied definition, so what is fashion?
Mary Mary Quite Contrary: What looks good on one person may work contrary for another(making them look vulgar or hideous).
My idea of fashion: I will say that all of them are true. I shall combine them and say that Fashion is the creativity with which you add a little aesthetics in dressing, keeping abreast of the new trends. Wear clothes and/or makeup which make you feel comfortable, but wear it with style, keeping in mind your complexion and your body. Agree or disagree?
Let me end with a line that makes me sound like a grandma, Remember there is this fine line between being fashionable and being vulgar. Learn where exactly to draw the line yourself!
